The （） news is that the delegation will arrive at 6∶30 this afternoon.

单项选择题Sales went down （） difficult trading conditions.

A.because
B.thanks to
C.since
D.due to

单项选择题If there were fewer management staff, more work （）.

A.would be done
B.will be done
C.would have be done
D.should be done

单项选择题Having been familiar with his ability, （）.

A.the manager was assigned a challenging task
B.the manager assign a challenging task
C.the board assigned him a challenging task
D.a challenging task was assigned to the manager

单项选择题There are approximately 500 （） now in operation in the United States.

A.savings banks
B.saving bank
C.saving banks
D.savings bank

单项选择题Our factory is much more productive now. This year’s production is five times as much （） it was ten years ago.

A.what
B.as
C.that
D.than